For the (school) IT crowd

There are certain questions that arise (torment you!) when you work in IT in the school system. For those of you who don’t need to worry about FERPA or supervised iPads or administrator passwords, just continue on with your happy lives. For you brave souls in IT, read on for the answers to common questions.

HOW MANY GAMES DO YOU HAVE?

We have four games available now, a fifth will be in beta by July 4 and thus available for summer.

HOW DO STUDENTS GET USERNAMES AND PASSWORDS?

For all games, we recommend teachers assign the student username and password because students forget them, but having students register on their own is also an option.

DO WE NEED TO INSTALL THE GAMES ON COMPUTERS/ IPADS OR ARE THE ACCESSED FROM THE WEB?

Forgotten Trail – runs on Chromebook, Mac or Windows. NO INSTALL REQUIRED. We will give you a page where your students can register and play the game. Teaches fractions, statistics and history. Recommended for grades 5 -7.

Making Camp – runs on Chromebook, Mac or Windows in a browser with no install required. Can also be installed on iPad or Android tablet for better performance, which is recommended. Download from app store or Google play or play on the web here http://www.7generationgames.com/making_camp_demo/ Teaches multiplication, division and Ojibwe history. Recommended for grades 3-5

Spirit Lake: The Game – runs on Mac or Windows. INSTALL REQUIRED. Installer can be downloaded from the web or we can mail a flash drive. Teaches multiplication, division and Dakota history. Recommended for grades 3-5

Fish Lake – runs on Mac or Windows. INSTALL REQUIRED. Installer can be downloaded from the web or we can mail a flash drive. Teaches fractions and Ojibwe history. Recommended for grades 4-7

COMING July 4 Aztech Games – There are two options:

A. Runs on Chromebook, Mac or Windows. NO INSTALL REQUIRED. We will give you a page where your students can register and play the game. The games on this version are not as high resolution as option B, since it needs to be played over the web

B. Runs on iPad with higher resolution graphics and enhanced games.

Both versions teach statistics, history and English/Language Arts. Recommended for grades 5 -7.